Senior Project Manager

A Senior Project Manager is required to join a first class international engineering consultancy in their London office, to be day to day Project Manager on a £20m - £25m Water project, or be the Programme manager for a £100m programme of infrastructure works.

Project Details

You will project manage a £20m - £25m Water project, or be the Programme Manager for a £100m programme of infrastructure works.

Responsibilities and Duties

•  Being the day-to-day project manager and contract administrator on a £20-25m water project; or programme manager for a £100m programme of infrastructure works
•  Supporting prospecting for new work with current and new clients, developing client relationships and working on bids
•  Supporting the development of new service offerings
•  Working as part of a team to deliver commissions, in full compliance with Company Management Systems
•  Deliver work to a high standard of client satisfaction and profitably for the company
•  Develop own skills to ensure on-going flexibility and value to clients.

Desired Skills and Experience

People Skills:

•  Able to identify differences and resolve conflicts or assist in resolving conflicts.
•  Able to identify stakeholders, determine requirements and expectations and manage their influence on the project.
•  Maintains good communications with clients, keeping them regularly appraised of the progress of their projects.
•  Able to report progress and answer questions accordingly and write monthly reports.
•  Ensures line manager is kept informed about key issues.

Desirable skills and knowledge:

Project Delivery:

Programme

•  Agrees the overall project programme in conjunction with client and Arup in-house planners
•  Sets the programme for each major phase of work

Design

•  Manages professional team to deliver correct elements to programme
•  Ensures that the design meets the clients requirements
•  Escalates issues as appropriate

Cost

•  Manages the processes involved in estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs
•  Manages the change control procedure

Construction

•  Oversees the progress of the Contractor and that he delivers to programme
•  Takes action to resolve problems
•  Escalates issues as appropriate

Handover

•  Prepares the handover plan, communicates this to the client
•  Manages the handover of completed facilities to clients

Other

•  Maintains a register that allows issues to be easily communicated to others
•  Author’s monthly client reports identifying key issues, matters for resolution and provides a clear and effective mechanism for exception reporting.

Contracts/ compliance:

• Procures the design team in accordance with client requirements
• Developing and managing the team
• Ensures the project team works in accordance with all regulatory standards
• Manages the procurement process
• Administers the construction and professional services contracts on behalf of the client
• Manages procedures to deliver the required quality at all stages of the project
• Facilitates risk workshops, manages the risk register and ensures actions are closed out 

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

•  A good degree (2:1 or above desired) relevant to consulting and infrastructure work is preferred
•  Chartered in engineering, construction or related field is desired
•  Holds or can present evidence is working towards an IPMA Level C equivalent qualification e.g. APM PQ, or holds or can present evidence is working towards MAPM

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The company is a major engineering consultancy with a strong market presence in various continents, and work on the most prestigious projects worldwide.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

Very generous pension scheme along with other market leading allowances.